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DarkStar

DarkStar, or "Dark Star", an unmanned vehicle created by the corporations Lockheed Martin and Boeing. Its main purpose is to perform intelligence activities in a given territory. The company began work on the project in 1994 for the US military department. A total of 4 drone units were built. The most successful model is the RQ-3 Dark Star, which took to the air in March 1996 of the year. Using GPS, the UAV successfully flew and landed. At the first departure he reached a two-kilometer height. The drone makes flights over a distance of 925 km. The practical ceiling is 13716 m. At the same time, it is capable of being airborne for about 8 hours.

In the design of the UAV, the developers have applied technology "stealth", which helps to get behind enemy lines almost invisible to radar. All the predecessors of the RQ-3 Dark Star, conducting reconnaissance activities, mainly used film, the new UAV used digital data transmission in real time. The project has not received much popularity, and the lack of decent funding has completely undermined the future for the Dark Star. The program was closed in 1999 year.